School Slide Set No. 5 – 25 Prepared Microscope Slides (KS3+)

The School Slide Set No. 5 offers a diverse collection of 25 high‑quality prepared microscope slides, ideal for enhancing Biology teaching at KS3, GCSE, and A‑Level. This set spans Histology of Humans & Mammals, Zoology, and Botany, providing students with a wide range of cells, tissues, microorganisms, and plant structures to investigate under the microscope.

With specimens including cardiac muscle, red spider mites, lily pollen undergoing meiosis, budding yeast, and bacterial cultures, this set provides an excellent platform for building microscopy skills and supporting curriculum topics in cell biology, reproduction, biodiversity, and classification.

Included Slides

Histology of Humans & Mammals

• Cardiac muscle, dog – longitudinal section
• Isolated mouth cells – smear
• Kidney, rat – cortex and medulla section
• Cerebellum, dog – section
• Spinal cord, rabbit – cross section
• Taste buds, rabbit – longitudinal section

Zoology

• Planaria (flatworm), injected intestinal tube – whole mount
• Mitosis eggs
• Ctenocephalus canis (dog flea) – whole mount
• Tetranychus (red spider mite) – whole mount
• Bird wing and down feather – section
• Chicken embryo, 48 hours – sagittal cross section

Botany

• Hydrilla verticillata, stem tip – longitudinal section
• Cucurbita (pumpkin), stem – cross section
• Nerium oleander, leaf with sunken stomata – cross section
• Lilium (lily), anther with mature pollen – cross section
• Lilium (lily), pollen showing stages of meiosis
• Capsella (shepherd’s purse), ovary with embryo – pre-cotyledon stage, longitudinal section
• Capsella ovary with embryo – cotyledon stage, longitudinal section
• Pinus (pine), pollen – whole mount
• Marchantia (liverwort), thallus with gemma cup
• Saccharomyces sp. (yeast), budding – whole mount
• Penicillium sp. – whole mount
• Streptococcus lactis (milk bacteria)
• Bacillus subtilis (hay bacteria)

Total: 25 prepared slides

Key Features

• Set of 25 professionally prepared microscope slides
• Includes mammalian tissues, microorganisms, insects, plant tissues, pollen, fungi, and bacteria
• Suitable for KS3, GCSE, and A‑Level Biology
• Perfect for microscopy skill development and curriculum-aligned practical lessons
• Clear and durable slides designed for repeated classroom use
• Supports lessons on cell biology, reproduction, biodiversity, classification, and histology

Ideal for School Science Lessons & Practical Biology

This slide set is perfect for introducing students to a wide range of biological specimens, encouraging hands‑on learning and detailed microscopic observation. It supports key practical and theoretical topics across the Biology curriculum.

• Investigating animal tissues such as cardiac muscle, nerve tissue, kidney structure, and sensory cells
• Observing invertebrates and parasites including mites, fleas, and flatworms
• Exploring plant structures such as stems, leaves, anthers, pollen, and liverwort thalli
• Studying microorganisms including yeast, fungi, and bacteria
• Visualising meiosis and reproduction using lily pollen and Capsella embryos
• Supporting core skills such as microscope handling, focusing, and scientific drawing

Engaging and curriculum‑aligned, the School Slide Set No. 5 provides a rich variety of specimens that help students build strong microscopy skills and gain deeper insight into the structure and diversity of living organisms.